Along with the peace of mind, these steps will go a long way in mitigating potential liabilities and avoiding costly insurance claims.

1. Check your smoke detectors.

Per the National Fire Protection Association, three out of every five home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms (38%) or no working smoke alarms (21%) between 2009 and 2013. Dead batteries caused one-quarter of the smoke alarm failures. To ensure this doesn’t happen in your home, make sure smoke detectors are present and check them regularly by pressing and holding the test button on the smoke detector.

3. Take safety measures for TV and internet service.

If you have young children in the home, making sure they cannot access dangerous media content through your television or internet service is essential. According to a Kaiser Family Foundation study, children between 8–18 spend an average of seven and a half hours a day using various forms of entertainment media, including TV and the internet, and the time spent interacting with various media surpasses all other activities, excluding sleep.

5. Use water detectors in rooms likely to flood.

Water from both inside (plumbing leaks) and outside (flooding) the home can cause damage that is both severe and severely expensive to fix. The Insurance Information Institute found that the average damage claim was $7,958 for water damage, freezing, and mold between 2010 and 2014. Using water detectors in rooms likely to be affected can prevent large insurance claims and save money in the long run.

6. Install smart locks.

There is a wide range of smart locks available, from those where you still use a key to those that are entirely digital, operated through apps on your mobile phone. Through your mobile phone, provided you’re connected to the internet, you can make sure your home is locked even when you work down the road or you’re on vacation halfway across the world. Having working locks on your doors may seem like the simplest solution for home safety, but smart locks take that safety and protection to a whole new level.